Astana to host summit of Supreme Eurasian Economic Council in March
19:06, 31 January 2012
ASTANA. January 31. KAZINFORM /Damir Baimanov/ In March 2012 Astana will host a summit of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council with participation of the presidents of the three countries, Vice Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Kairat Kelimbetov stated on Tuesday.
He noted that "the Eurasian economic integration initiated by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev still remain the country's strategic course."
"The agreements of the Single Economic Space came into force since January. Last week in Moscow we held the first meeting of the Eurasian Economic Commission with our partners, Russia and Belarus. We must, together with the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, provide a decent preparation for this March meeting of the Supreme Eurasian Economic Council at the level of Heads of State," Kelimbetov noted.